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John Knight Higgins 1528 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Bridstone, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 25 Dec 1581

Death Location: Leominster, Herefordshire, England

Father: John Higgins

Mother: Elizabeth Neives

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Richard Higgins

The story of John Knight Higgins began in 1528 in Bridstone, Hertfordshire, England. John Knight Higgins had children including Richard Edward Higgins. John Knight Higgins passed away in 1581 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Knight Higgins began in 1528 in Bridstone, Hertfordshire, England.
  • John Knight Higgins had children including Richard Edward Higgins.
  • John Knight Higgins passed away in 1581 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Higgins
1503 – 1548
Birth Location: Bridstow, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
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Elizabeth Neives
1503 – 1596
Birth Location: Bridgestone, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Higgins
1545 – 1631
Birth Location: Bridstow, Leominster, Herefordshire, England
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John Higgins's Ancestors

Self
John Higgins
1528 – 1581
Birth Place: Bridstone, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
John James Higgins
1503 – 1548
Bridstow, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
Elizabeth (Charlotte) Neives
1503 – 1596
Bridgestone, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Higgins's Descendants

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John (Knight) Higgins (1528 – 25 Dec 1581)
  1. 1. Richard (Edward) Higgins (7 Sep 1545 – 14 Mar 1631) m. Julian (Elizabeth) Meales (1582 – 1 Aug 1603)
    1. 1. Francis Higgins (abt 1600 – Burial 6 Nov 1681) m. Mary (Higgins Taberer,) Saunders (Bef. 20 Sep 1607 – 1672)
      1. 1. Francis (Higgins) 1641 (2 SEP 1641 – Dec 1704) m. Emme (Paynter, Higgins The Daughter) Painter (5 May 1644 – 25 Apr 1715)
        1. 1. JOHN HIGGINS (1670 – 1737) m. Catherine Fry (Baptism 26 July 1697 – Oct 1740)

John Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1528
1528
Birth of John Knight Higgins in Bridstone, Hertfordshire, England
Bridstone, Hertfordshire, England
1581
25 Dec 1581
Age 53
Death of John Knight Higgins in Leominster, Herefordshire, England
Leominster, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Bridstone, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1581
    Event Place: Leominster, Herefordshire, England
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